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From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and sixty-seven and known as Alaska, shall constitute a civil and judicial district, the government of which shall be organized and admin- istered as hereinafter provided. The temporary seat of government of said district is hereby established at Sitka.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and sixty-seven and known as Alaska, shall constitute a civil and judicial district, the government of which shall be organized and admin- istered as hereinafter provided. The temporary seat of government of said district is hereby established at Sitka.

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Governor; au- thority, duties.

SEC. 2. That there shall be appointed for the said district a governor, who shall reside therein during his term of office and be charged with the interests of the United States Government that may arise within said district. To the end aforesaid he shall have authority to see that the laws enacted for said district are, enforced, and to require the faithful dis- charge of their duties by the officials appointed to administer the same. He may also grant reprieves for offenses committed against the laws of the district or of the United States until the decision of the Presid- ent thereon shall be made known. He shall be ex officio commander- in-chief of the militia of said district, and shall have power to call out the same when necessary to the due execution of the laws and to pre- serve the peace, and to cause all able-bodied citizens of the United States in said district to enroll and serve as such when the public exigency demands; and he shall perform generally in and over said district such acts as pertain to the office of governor of a territory, so far as the same may be made or become applicable thereto. He shall make an annual report, on the first day of October in each year, to the President of the United States, of his official acts and doings, and of the condition of said district, with reference to its resources, industries, population, and the administration of the civil government thereof. And the Presi- dent of the United States shall have power to review and to confirm or annul any reprieves granted or other acts done by him.

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District court. Jurisdiction of.

District judge. Term of court; special sessions.

SEC. 3. That there shall be, and hereby is, established a district court for said district, with the civil and criminal jurisdiction of district courts of the United States, and the civil and criminal jurisdiction of district courts of the United States exercising the jurisdiction of circuit courts, and such other jurisdiction, not inconsistent with this act, as may be established by law; and a district judge shall be appointed for said dis- trict, who shall during his term of office reside therein and hold at least two terms of said court therein in each year, one at Sitka, beginning on the first Monday in May, and the other at Wrangel, beginning on the first Monday in November. He is also authorized and directed to hold such special sessions as may be necessary for the dispatch of the busi- ness of said court, at such times and places In said district as he may deem expedient, and may adjourn such special session to any other time previous to a regular session. He shall have authority to employ inter- preters, and to make allowances for the necessary expenses of his court.

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Interpreters; ex- penses of court. Clerk; duties.

District attor- ney.

Marshal.

SEC. 4. That a clerk shall be appointed for said court, who shall be ex officio secretary and treasurer of said district, a district attorney, and a marshal, all of whom shall during their terms of office reside therein. The clerk shall record and preserve copies of all the laws, pro- ceedings, and official acts applicable to said district. He shall also re- ceive all moneys collected from fines, forfeitures, or in any other manner